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MBTA to Shut Down Red Line Through Cambridge for 10 Days Starting Tuesday

Cambridge braces for a 10-day MBTA Red Line shutdown between Alewife and Park Street starting Tuesday, July 21, with free shuttle buses covering every city stop through July 30. The disruption arrives as the Commonwealth elevated Cambridge and the Northeast region to Level 3 "Critical D…

MBTA to shut Red Line for 10 days starting July 21

Cambridge braces for a 10-day Red Line shutdown as court proceedings continue in a fatal July Fourth shooting. The MBTA will suspend Red Line service between Alewife and Park Street from July 21-30, replacing trains with free shuttle buses, the city announced. Rayquon Brown, 29, of Cant…

Cambridge Zoning Board Unanimously Grants McGrath Street Vertical Addition Permit

CAMBRIDGE — July 16, 2026 — Cambridge zoning board grants special permit for single-family vertical addition, continues Stern Street case to October. The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal voted 5-0 on July 16 to approve a special permit for a second-story master suite addition at 63 McGrath Street, filed

MBTA to Suspend Red Line at All Cambridge Stations July 21-30

MBTA to shut down Red Line service at every Cambridge stop for 10 days starting July 21. The City's License Commission approved seasonal alcohol-to-go sales, public consumption districts and a one-hour extension of bar and restaurant hours to support local businesses, while state offici…

Cambridge Man Charged With Murder in July 4 Shooting of City Worker

Cambridge police announced a murder charge in the July 4 killing of a city DPW worker as the MBTA prepares a 10-day Red Line shutdown. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Police Commissioner Pauline Wells said Rayquon Brown, 29, of Canton, was arraigned and held without bail in …

Cambridge Planning Board Unanimously Rejects Petition to Limit Multi-Family Building Heights

CAMBRIDGE — July 14, 2026 — Cambridge Planning Board votes 5-0 against recommending a citizen zoning petition that would have reduced building heights and added parking requirements in Residence C1 districts. The petition, filed by longtime Cambridge zoning advocate Douglas P. Brown and at least nine co-signers under state law,

City Approves Alcohol-to-Go as Red Line Shutdown Looms

Cambridge residents face a stretch of disruption and dry weather as the city announces a 10-day Red Line shutdown and a jump to Critical Drought status. The MBTA will replace Red Line trains with free shuttle buses at every Cambridge station from July 21 to 30, while the Commonwealth si…

Cambridge Approves Alcohol-To-Go Sales, Extended Bar Hours For Local Businesses

Cambridge approved alcohol-to-go sales and later bar hours this week as bigger disruptions loom for residents. The License Commission, acting on a City Manager's Office recommendation, authorized seasonal to-go alcohol sales and a one-hour extension for approved bars and restaurants. Me…

Massachusetts youth hockey players must wear neck guards starting Aug. 1, Cambridge Youth Hockey says, as the local club opens 2026-2027 placement registration.

Cambridge Recreation's Gold Star Pool is open for free public swim this summer, alongside the department's "Fun Under the Sun" youth sports days (soccer, flag football, deck hockey), Danehy Park concerts and "Screen on the Green" movie nights; the department also says its Special Olympi…

License Commission Approves Alcohol-to-Go as Cambridge Hits Critical Drought Status

Cambridge water rules tighten as the region hits Critical Drought status, just as the MBTA readies a 10-day Red Line shutdown. The state elevated Cambridge from a Level 2 to a Level 3 "Critical Drought" designation this week, while the MBTA confirmed Red Line service between Alewife and…

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